Джон Рональд – Английский язык с Дж. Р. Р. Толкиеном. Хоббит (страница 27)
“Would this be any good (а это может быть как-то полезно)?” asked Bilbo (спросил Бильбо), when they were getting tired and angry (когда все они становились все более уставшими и сердитыми). “I found it on the ground (я нашел это на земле) where the trolls had their fight (где у троллей была драка). ” He held out a largish key (он протянул довольно большой ключ), though no doubt (хотя, без всякого сомнения) William had thought it very small and secret (Вильям думал что это был очень маленький и секретный /ключик/). It must have fallen out of his pocket (он, должно быть, выпал из его кармана), very luckily (к счастью: «очень удачно»), before he was turned to stone (до того, как он окаменел: «был превращен в камень»).
incantation [ɪnkænˈteɪʃ (ǝ) n] largish [ˈlɑ: dʒɪʃ] luckily [ˈlʌkɪlɪ]
They searched about, and soon found the marks of trolls’ stony boots going away through the trees. They followed the tracks up the hill, until hidden by bushes they came on a big door of stone leading to a cave. But they could not open it, not though they all pushed while Gandalf tried various incantations.
“Would this be any good?” asked Bilbo, when they were getting tired and angry. “I found it on the ground where the trolls had their fight. ” He held out
a largish key, though no doubt William had thought it very small and secret. It must have fallen out of his pocket, very luckily, before he was turned to stone.
“Why on earth didn’t you mention it before (почему же, черт возьми, вы не упомянули об этом раньше;
earth [ǝ: Ɵ] swung [swʌŋ] jumble [ˈdʒʌmb (ǝ) l] carelessly [ˈkeǝlɪslɪ] litter [ˈlɪtǝ] sword [sɔ: d] scabbard [ˈskæbǝd] jewelled [ˈdʒu: ǝld]
“Why on earth didn’t you mention it before?” they cried. Gandalf grabbed it and fitted it into the key-hole. Then the stone door swung back with one big push, and they all went inside. There were bones on the floor and a nasty smell was in the air; but there was a good deal of food jumbled carelessly on shelves and on the ground, among an untidy litter of plunder, of all sorts from brass buttons to pots full of gold coins standing in a corner. There were lots of clothes, too, hanging on the walls — too small for trolls, I am afraid they belonged to victims — and among them were several swords of various makes, shapes, and sizes. Two caught their eyes particularly, because of their beautiful scabbards and jewelled hilts. Gandalf and Thorin each took one of these; and Bilbo took a knife in a leather sheath. It would have made only a tiny pocket-knife for a troll, but it was as good as a short sword for the hobbit.
“These look like good blades (у этих, похоже, хорошие клинки), ” said the wizard (сказал волшебник), half drawing them (наполовину вытягивая их /из ножен/) and looking at them curiously (и смотря на них с любопытством). “They were not made by any troll (они не были изготовлены каким-то троллем), nor by any smith among men (и никаким кузнецом среди людей) in these parts and days (в этих краях и в это время); but when we can read the runes on them (но, когда мы сможем прочитать руны на них), we shall know more about them (мы сможем узнать о них больше). ”
“Let’s get out of this horrible smell (давайте уйдем от этого ужасного запаха)!” said Fili. So they carried out the pots of coins (и тогда они вынесли горшки с монетами), and such food as was untouched (и ту пищу, которая была нетронута) and looked fit to eat (и выглядела подходящей для еды), also one barrel of ale (а также один бочонок эля) which was still full (который был все еще полный). By that time (к этому времени) they felt like breakfast (они уже готовы были позавтракать;
curiously [ˈkjʋ (ǝ) rɪǝslɪ] coin [kɔɪn] untouched [ʌnˈtʌtʃt] scanty [ˈskæntɪ]
“These look like good blades, ” said the wizard, half drawing them and looking at them curiously. “They were not made by any troll, nor by any smith among men in these parts and days; but when we can read the runes on them, we shall know more about them. ”
“Let’s get out of this horrible smell!” said Fili. So they carried out the pots of coins, and such food as was untouched and looked fit to eat, also one barrel of ale which was still full. By that time they felt like breakfast, and being very hungry they did not turn their noses up at what they had got from the trolls’ larder. Their own provisions were very scanty. Now they had bread and cheese, and plenty of ale, and bacon to toast in the embers of the fire. After that they slept, for their night had been disturbed; and they did nothing more till the afternoon. Then they I brought up their ponies, and carried away the pots of gold, and buried them very secretly not far from the track by the river, putting a great many spells over them, just in case they ever had the chance to come back and recover them. When that was done, they all mounted once more, and jogged along again on the path towards the East.
“Where did you go to (куда это вы ездили), if I may ask (если я могу задать этот вопрос)?” said Thorin to Gandalf as they rode along (спросил Торин у Гэндальфа, когда они скакали верхом).
“To look ahead (взглянуть, что там впереди), ” said he (сказал он).
“And what brought you back (и что же вернуло вас назад) in the nick of time (как раз вовремя;